State of emergency lifted in Colwyn

COLWYN -- Borough council voted 4-3 tonight to lift the state of emergency declared Wednesday by Mayor Dan Rutland. The Democratic majority also voted to reinstate Lt. Wendell Reed as officer-in-charge of the scandal-plagued force.

Rutland, a Republican, said he's going to appeal to the state Attorney General's office for help.

All this comes as the county District Attorney's office is investigating allegations that Colwyn police tazed a handcuffed 17-year-old who was locked in a jail cell on April 24 and then tried to cover up the incident.